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  1. Chair

    By designation of the President, the Provost presides at regular faculty meetings. When matters under consideration are being referred to the faculty from the Faculty Council, the chair of the Council presides. The President presides at special meetings.

  2. Secretary
The secretary of the faculty is elected for a three-year term. The duties of the faculty secretary include:
  1. Keeping accurate records of all faculty meetings including a record of attendance.
  2. Distributing minutes of all meetings to all faculty members.
  3. Distributing announcements and agenda of upcoming faculty meetings to all members of the faculty.
  4. Serving on the Agenda Committee.
  5. Notifying committee chairs in writing of faculty actions which involve that committee.
  1. Agenda Committee
The Agenda Committee consists of: the Provost, the chair of the Faculty Council, the secretary of the Faculty, and the President of the University. The Agenda Committee establishes the order of business for each regular faculty meeting.
  1. Parliamentarian
The Provost annually appoints a parliamentarian who is advisory to the presiding chair.
  1. Special Meetings
The President of the University may call a special meeting of the faculty at any time. No agenda is required for a special meeting. Ordinarily, the President chairs such a meeting.
  1. Regular Meetings
Regular meetings of the faculty are held at 2:40 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month and additional regular meetings, as needed, at 2:40 p.m on the fourth Wednesdays.